as in eventually
at a later time
sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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Recent Examples of sooner or later
As a writer-producer on The Sopranos, Weiner learned a lot about creating surprise by setting up the audience’s expectations for season-long narratives, then unleashing a device sooner or later than anticipated, or forcing the story in the opposite direction, or even doing nothing at all.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later — an older gentleman took a shine to the widow Matty Matlock.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Delaying engagement, sooner or later, can lead to frustration and widen emotional gaps.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The big difference between me and Angela is that both of the main guys in her life, Jordan Catalano and Brian Krakow, sooner or later fell in love with her, and that never happened to me in high school.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later — an older gentleman took a shine to the widow Matty Matlock.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Delaying engagement, sooner or later, can lead to frustration and widen emotional gaps.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The big difference between me and Angela is that both of the main guys in her life, Jordan Catalano and Brian Krakow, sooner or later fell in love with her, and that never happened to me in high school.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooner or later
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The show was eventually picked up to series at Apple in 2021.Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Although Awakenings brought Sacks public attention (and eventually a Hollywood movie), his greatest success came after the publication of 1985’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a volume of clinical tales that humanized people with serious neurological disorders.Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Just down the road, workers mill in and out of the launch pad area where SpaceX founder Elon Musk and his team propel 5,000-ton rockets into space and from where the tycoon hopes to someday send humans to Mars.Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scientists hope this kind of pig will someday provide an unlimited supply of kidneys, livers, hearts and other organs that could alleviate the chronic shortage of organs for transplantation and save thousands of patients every year.Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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The collarless jacket is finally a style that feels like me.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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With a priceless historic apartment in her family’s possession that was finally vacant after decades, the decision was clear.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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